Review Roundup Autumn 2024 – Part 2

Another quick little roundup of several smaller reviews I wrote in Autumn 2024. Beware of spoilers! Title: If I Stopped Haunting You Author: Colby Wilkens Series: n/a Thank you to Colby Wilkens, Dreamscape Media, and NetGalley for allowing me to listen to a free eaudio ARC in exchange for an honest review. This was okay. Not well balanced, and the characters had to work to be likeable, especially Pen. I don’t care what race, gender, ancestry, etc, you are, if …

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The Whispering Night by Susan Dennard

Title: The Whispering Night Author: Susan Dennard Series: Luminaries #3 MUCH thanks to Susan Dennard, Macmillan Audio, and NetGalley for allowing me to listen to a free eaudio ARC in exchange for an honest review. Love love love love LOVE this trilogy! I relistened to the first two before venturing into this one and it was no hardship. I like them more every time. I adore down-to-earth bespeckled Winnie and her strong arc, I love Darian and Andrew and Mom …

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Lost Legacies series by Maddox Grey

Author Maddox Grey has very graciously allowed me to listen to free eaudio copies for her entire series (to date) in exchange for honest reviews. I will continue to add reviews to this post as I make my way through the series. #0.5 Title: A Shift in Darkness I had a hard time keeping my attention on this prequel. I was driving and my adderall had worn off, but I’ve paid attention to other audiobooks just fine under the same …

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A Grim Reaper’s Guide to Catching a Killer by Maxie Dara

Title: A Grim Reaper’s Guide to Catching a Killer Author: Maxie Dara Series: S.C.Y.T.H.E. Mystery #1 Much thanks to Maxie Dara, Berkley, and NetGalley for allowing me to read a free ARC in exchange for an honest review. The title’s misleading; to call it a guide implies the MC has killer-catching experience, but it’s quite the opposite. She has no idea what she’s doing. It’s a bit of a slow burn because Kathy’s a very reluctant heroine, but once Conner …

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Interview with Mary Burton (Another Girl Lost)

Article and Interview by Elise Cooper Another Girl Lost by Mary Burton has suspense, intrigue, and mystery. This plot will keep readers wondering if her characters are like the ones in the book Gone Girl by Gillian Flynn or are they real heroines, especially after the victim becomes a suspect. Ten years ago, fifteen-year-old Scarlett Crosby was held captive in a terrifying ordeal with a girl named Della. Scarlett escaped, their predator was killed, and Della simply vanished. A decade …

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Interview with Lisa Childs (Last Mission)

Article and Interview by Elise Cooper Last Mission by Lisa Childs is the finale to the Hotshot Heroes series. Those who like the characters will be saddened that they will not be able to read any more stories about them. In this one the hero is Mack McRonney, retired from military Special Ops. After his brother and sister were targeted by the saboteur, he decides to go undercover to find the culprit, working for the Hot Shots. Also, trying to …

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Review Roundup Summer 2024 – Part 4

A quick little roundup of several smaller reviews I wrote in Summer 2024. Beware of spoilers! Title: The Sorority Author: Nancy Bush Series: n/a Thank you to Nancy Bush, Brilliance Audio, and NetGalley for allowing me to listen to a free eaudio ARC in exchange for an honest review. I’ve seen Bush’s name around for a long time but never got around to trying her work, so when I saw this galley I thought it was time to give her …

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Interview with Shelley Shepard Gray (A is for Amish)

Article and Interview by Elise Cooper A is for Amish by Shelley Shepard Gray has a premise where four English siblings with Amish grandparents are seriously thinking of becoming Amish. They are discontent with their lives and long for a change. Beth, Jonny, Kelsey, and Martin Schrock had their father leave the Amish faith, marry an English woman, and then had their parents get divorced. The parents were pretty much doing their own thing, searching for their own happiness, and …

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Interview with Patricia Johns (An Amish Country Reunion and Her Pretend Amish Beau)

Article and Interview by Elise Cooper An Amish Country Reunion by Patricia Johns centers around two people and one very special dog. The heroine, Trooper Genevieve Austin, arrives at the State Police K9 Training Center. She learns that she’ll be reporting to her former partner, Sergeant Scott Simpson who was not just her partner but her best friend. Gen hasn’t seen Scott since he ghosted her to protect his job. And after her own struggles to climb the ranks, she …

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Fated by Sarah Ready

Title: Fated Author: Sarah Ready Series: Ghosted #3 Much thanks to Sarah Ready, Swift & Lewis Publishing, and NetGalley for allowing me to listen to a free eaudio ARC in exchange for an honest review. I LOVED this book. I did not want to stop listening; I know that’s over used hype for most books these days (I can’t believe we’ve made “unputdownable” a word), but I honestly was loath to stop listening, to the point that I had headphones …

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